Sermon Text

Hello every one, I want to chat today about the issues and solutions towards domestic bondage and mutilation within Mamelodi, South Africa.

Six out of every ten residents of Mamelodi have AIDS, that same stat represents the number of Mamelodians currently in a form of Domestic bondage, especially in the neighborhood of Pumaloy, the home of my dear friend Masego. I am making a proposition for your finances, and for you attentiveness to that of Masego’s voice.


The issue of self-sustenance is one that has haunted continental Africa since the fall of the era of colonialism. The rise of Western AID would soon take place, and along with it a swarm of corruption, debt, devaluing, and dependency amongst countless other happenings and acts. This also brought about a huge wave of unemployment, as the West sought to modernize Africa by removing its self sustaining nature, but leaving it with broken and corrupt economic systems in post colonial times. In South Africa, this was coupled by the lack of modern infrastructure within the Townships and the long stemming roots of Apartheid that have just officially been abolished 16 years ago, though still find themselves deeply entrenched in peoples hearts, This has created an environment within the Townships, in which the men are unemployed and un occupied, often resorting to domestic violence, rape, malnourishment, abuse, and self mutilation within their own families. This can becomes a spawning point for the bigger issues the west hears about such as Aid’s, famine, and the immense crime rate. Everything mentioned prior wouldn’t hold the impact over my life though if it wasn’t for the relationships I have within these very communities. That is why I am so concerned about this issue, because it is ravaging the lives of my own brothers and sisters, family of whom I love dearly and am so committed too. The initiatives fear to tackle this area and problem too, there is much good happening in Mamelodi right now. This includes an extensive medical network being put in place along with an eye care clinic. While these are necessary things, they oft tend to serve the needs post incident instead of working at abolishing that incident as a whole. I could summarize this sermon up with one name, Kenneth Mokenang and his brother Obri. My love for that boy unnends, its irrational, it doesn’t make sense, and therefore it has blessed me to think irrationally and begin to unlearn many things in attempts to bring forth a healing transcendent of physical ailment. This is a grass roots initiative, and my hopes are for it to become fully self sustaining to the point where my name can be lost from its history. There is no need for another white westerner to come dictate the doctrine for a better tomorrow. No, I hope merely to attack these issues that plague my community back in South Africa by initiating an environment that is conducive too permanent routes out of bondage, and eventually routes towards college and higher education. South Africa needs economist, leaders, and disciples that are of itself, especially of its Townships. This must be a self sustained, self resourced, and a self driven initiative, for there are no better resources then the ones laying in dormant right now in Mameldoi. Let me tell you about Bafana, a dear brother and friend of mine. His father laid his life down to protect Bafana, he took the bullets in a fatal house robbery so his son would have hopes for higher education, to carry on his voice to not just demand, but to re purpose the accepted structures of power, and refuse the acceptance of the current divisions and bondage that lay waste to such a vibrant and beautiful land. I am just here to provide means so that Kenny may someday himself be the one whom performs that life saving surgery that kept his, or lead his fellow brethren forward as he claims oath as South Africa’s President, to be the father with my surrounding community that will take the bullet for our son.

It is time for the song to raise once more, we the children of Mamelodi, of melodies, a BJA BANALODI!

Thank you for your time, Id like to open the floor to questions now.